Questions :-

1) What did they find inside the crater?

three chimneys about thirty meters wide each .

2) why was lidenbrock excited?

Because he found a rock with marks which spelled the letters

as of Arne Saknussemm . so Axel began to believe the message

3) why could not they decide which chimney to enter ?

because there was no shadow of scartaris because it was 25 June

4) why was lidenbrock angry ?

because he had to wait for three days until the sun rose on 28 June

5) which chimney did they enter ? why ?

the chimney in the middle because the shadow of scartaris fell on it

6) How long did the cloud cover the sun?

- The cloud covered the sun for three days. It shone on 28th

7) How did the three men descend to the bottom of the chimney ?

he put the tools and scientific instruments into a bag then tied the bag to a robe and threw it down the chimney

8) how was their descent ?

It was long and tiring

9) how did they descend ?

they tied a robe to the edge of the chimney and descended carefully Hans , lidenbrock and a Axel

10) how were the rocks ?

the walls were rough and rocks stuck out at stranger angels

11)how was the crater while they were descending ?

It was getting darker because it was getting narrower

12) what did lidenbrock discover while he was descending ?

the rocks proved that the center of the earth was not hot and scientists who believed that the center of the earth was hot were wrong

13) what did the rocks prove ?

that the center of the earth was not hot

14) what did Axel like ? why?

the shape of rocks because they sparkled like a box of jewels

15) what did they follow when they reached the bottom of chimney ?

they followed a passage which lookesd like a cave with plenty of air

16)what did they use to guide them in the darkness?

lidenbrock brought electric torches

17) what was strange about the cave ?

there was plenty of air

18) why was Axel worried about the water ?

because they used half of their water but they didn't find any new springs as lidenbrock expected

19) how did the passage end?

It ended into two paths one going east andthe other west

20) which path did they follow ?

the eastern path